753 Rats have arrived
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The winter festival of the Roxanna empire and the grand annual auction that is held in order to rise the money for the poor and to provide a means of entertainment to the nobles was going to start shortly now... and, the empire was once again covered in show.
Roads were clear for the people to walk on and for the carriages to pass, however the houses, the roof of the places, and the shops, as well as the roads of the residential areas throughout the capital city had been covered in the pretty white snow that though many did not like, for the children and some of the adults, it was love. The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))
It was November for them, temperature was down, the harsh winter was on the way, so the normal folks were going to face another difficult year this time.
And, with everything going on in the world, the normal people throughout the world were going to suffer the most.
Higher class individuals, people with money, ones with resources and a study roof above their heads might not face any grand difficulties, however, for the normal people who worked for their daily or monthly living, those who hunted for their own food, and even the low ranking adventurers who earned from the common requests put up by the normal people who needed their assistance were undoubtedly going to face a harsh winter this time.
The nobles and even the royal family knew that very well, and that was the main reason the winter festival of this year... was celebrated even more enthusiastically than past few years.
The imperial family had announced help to those who had somehow suffered from the things that happened in the Principality.
The smaller businesses that were affected were compensated, the ones who lost their close ones were provided any kind of help they needed, and the empire had extended a firm helping hand to the Principality, promising them any kind of help the imperial family itself was capable of.
The emperor and the empresses had been very busy ever since the war in the Capital of Principality.
There were all kind of political things happening that they had to deal with and even the enemies from Zarak Orion had made their moves this time.
They knew how Principality was in an inseparable relationship with the Roxana Empire so if something had happened to them, there was no way the empire would not have been shaken in any way.
The waves that one war had caused were not something anyone had foreseen, however, with the Principality being the epicentre, the waves of the consequences had hit the entire world. Especially since the time all that happened, was also the time when many representatives of various nations from all over the world were present in that place.
Anything could have happened to them as well. People who did not know about the war and the things They had done to prevent any unnecessary damage, would only hold the Principality And the empire accountable for everything that had happened.
The Cultists demonic people, beings who could not be categorised as normal Rakshasas, were not something this world had ever faced.
They were different from the usual mad ones who gave away their bodies to the demons. They were nothing like those mad ones.
But the worldly powers that did not know anything about them would not know what the Principality, its President, and the Lakmer household had faced.
For them, something had happened to some of the strongest powers of this world and they had a very good opportunity to exploit the present before them.
He was going to say 'in the academy' but he was not in the academy. Quin, Lizzy, Ball, and Mia who got to be in the same room as them knew this Fact.
"Ohh! Ohh! Hamsters are cute, right?! I've heard they are pretty cute~! Can I have a hamster as well~?"
"Sure. I'll find one that you'd like."
She was going to be the best summoner as well so he was finding creatures that she could tame and bind as her summons already.
A hamster was only an addition to his list. [ "Listen up, everyone." ]
The first day of grand auction had started and the thieves had managed to infiltrate the target facility despite the countermeasures in place.
[ "Rats have infiltrated our house." ]
He had expected them. He had expected they would successfully come in even if he himself was standing guard on the gates of the auction house... there were three gates in total anyway so he couldn't have been able to pay attention to all three of them even with his three eyes.
They were masters who could manipulate one's vision with simple motions, distort the field of vision with simple tricks, and even manipulate thoughts with some whispering words.
There was someone among them who could create things on par with his own inversions, he knew that already as well so it was a possibility that they had something to completely alter their appearance.
[ "Let's catch the bastards." ]
They had many tricks up their sleeves and decades of experience in this field.
Getting caught by them was a far off idea. Just recognizing them, pinpointing their locations and preventing the breach of second, third, and later security protocols, and preventing them was going to be a tough task for all of them.
[ "Let's show them what happens when someone tries challenge Our Hiraani." ]
But they were inside a structure his mother had made with her efforts and stubbornness.
Her subordinates were good already when he firs met them, but now, after his training they were even better.
So... they were not going to lose just because the opponents were extremely better than them.
They also had their pride.
And someone to repay...